
Kevin Okemwa
Kevin Okemwa is a seasoned tech journalist based in Nairobi, Kenya with lots of experience covering the latest trends and developments in the industry at Windows Central. With a passion for innovation and a keen eye for detail, he has written for leading publications such as OnMSFT, MakeUseOf, and Windows Report, providing insightful analysis and breaking news on everything revolving around the Microsoft ecosystem. While AFK and not busy following the ever-emerging trends in tech, you can find him exploring the world or listening to music.
Latest articles by Kevin Okemwa

Microsoft raids Google for 24 AI stars to supercharge Copilot
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Microsoft recently poached approximately 24 employees from Google's DeepMind AI lab to bolster its Copilot efforts.

Every NVIDIA staffer accounts for over $111M in market value
By Kevin Okemwa published
NVIDIA NVIDIA is the world's most valuable company after hitting $4 trillion in market capitalization with 36,000+ employees, each worth over $111 million in market value.

Sam Altman on what "terrifies" and keeps him up at night
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI OpenAI CEO Sam Altman revealed that he is alarmed by the continued use of voice authentication by banking institutions as AI becomes increasingly prevalent.

You can use Windows XP again, right in your browser
By Kevin Okemwa published
Windows XP A tech-savvy Reddit user recently shared a nostalgic project that brings Windows XP back to life directly in your browser with understandable limitations.

Could 100M AI GPUs achieve Sam Altman's vision for OpenAI?
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Sam Altman recently indicated that OpenAI is well on its way to bringing “well over 1 million GPUs online” by the end of this year, but needs 100 million total.

Sam Altman calls DeepSeek impressive, but doubts its efficiency claims
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently shared thoughts about DeepSeek's efforts, claiming the company is yet to unlock AI efficiency levels beyond his own company.

Microsoft plans to offset its carbon emissions with human excrement
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Microsoft has signed a deal with Vaulted Deep to help bury waste from manure, sewage, and agricultural byproducts deep underground for the next 12 years.

Grok AI is getting a male companion with "50 Shades of Grey" traits
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI xAI recently launched Grok 4, and Elon Musk says the tool is getting a new male companion with Twilight and 50 Shades of Grey traits.

Microsoft finally fixes the Windows 11 Firewall error
By Kevin Okemwa last updated
Windows 11 Microsoft has finally resolved the issue causing the Windows Firewall error after installing the July 2025 Windows security update via a new preview cumulative update for Windows 11 24H2.

Elon Musk says we’re in an immense intelligence explosion
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Elon Musk recently claimed that we're at the beginning of an immense explosion of intelligence, citing the importance of safe and truth-seeking AI.

OpenAI launches ChatGPT agent to do your work for you
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI OpenAI just launched ChatGPT agent to perform a wide range of computer-based tasks for users, including running code and creating slideshows and presentations.

Microsoft AI CEO claims Google almost launched ChatGPT before OpenAI
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Microsoft's AI CEO, Mustafa Suleyman, recently discussed various aspects of AI and some missed opportunities in his career.

Here’s roughly what Microsoft staff earn yearly
By Kevin Okemwa published
MICROSOFT A report recently detailed how much Microsoft pays its employees in 2025, from software engineers to product managers.

OpenAI changes direction on a dime and is very secretive
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI A former OpenAI engineer who worked on the company's most promising products recently shared an intriguing account of what it’s like to work at the $300 billion AI firm, following his resignation.

Microsoft saved $500 million by using AI in its operations
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Microsoft recently announced that the company saved approximately $500 million by using AI across its call centers.

Amazon delays Alexa.com launch again
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Amazon has delayed the launch of Alexa.com to no sooner than July 31, after it had initially promised to ship the product by the end of June 2025.

Mark Zuckerberg lists 2 reasons OpenAI and Anthropic researchers are drawn to Meta
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Meta's CEO says that the company is attracting top talent from rival firms like OpenAI and Anthropic because of its vast computing resources and small teams.

This AI malware can bypass Microsoft Defender 8% of the time
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Outflank researchers are set to unveil new AI malware at Black Hat 2025 in August with the capability to bypass Microsoft Defender.

Microsoft unveils new Phi model with new hybrid architecture
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Microsoft recently unveiled Phi-mini-flash-reasoning as its latest entry in the Phi family of small AI models, developed using a new hybrid architecture (SambaY), making its responses 10x faster.

End of 10 is a remedy for Microsoft's Windows 10 "snooze button" strategy
By Kevin Okemwa published
Windows 10 The Restart Project says Microsoft's conditional year of Windows 10 security updates will only postpone the impending issue.

ChatGPT tricked into generating Windows 10 keys in a "guessing game" scam
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI A security researcher recently played a guessing game with OpenAI's ChatGPT-4, tricking it into generating Windows 10 product keys by saying "I give up."

Grok 4 AI bot now seeks Elon Musk's opinion on controversial topics
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI xAI's "smartest AI in the world," Grok 4, is seemingly seeking Elon Musk's view on controversial topics.

Sam Altman's $6.5B recipe to make AI "transcendentally good"
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI OpenAI has finally closed its $6.5 billion deal to acquire former Apple designer Jony Ive's AI device startup, io, after a few months of negotiations.
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